The world Cup will be held in Miami for the 13th time, but this year his program is incomplete: the competition will be held only in seven Olympic disciplines out of ten . It’s 470 (men and women), “Finn”, “Laser-standard” and “Laser-radial” and the RS:X (men and women).

According to the starting protocols to start out the four Russians – Pavel Sozykin and Denis Gribanov (470), V. Lomachenko (“Laser-radial”) and Alexey Selivanov (“Finn”). Let’s support them! Come on, guys!

Note that in the last weekend of Lomachenko and Selivanov, along with several other participants in the upcoming race in Miami took part in collective cleaning of the coral reef of debris. Young volunteers!

The results of the races tomorrow night will be posted to the address –

https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/SWCMiami2020#!/results?classId=5a8f4988-2285-4fe9-890f-2329ba778269

Today

      The second stage of the World Cup starts
      Today at the Sailing Center of the US team in Miami will be the opening ceremony of the second stage of the World Cup 2020. 205 yachtsmen from 50 countries will take part in the regatta. The first race is tomorrow.

The World Cup stage will be held in Miami for the 13th time, but this year the program is incomplete: competitions will be held in only seven out of ten Olympic disciplines. These are 470 (men and women), Finn, Laser Standard and Laser Radial, as well as RS: X (men and women).

Judging by the starting protocols, four Russians will go to the start – Pavel Sozykin and Denis Gribanov (470), Valeria Lomatchenko (Laser Radial) and Alexey Selivanov (Finn). Let's cheer for them! Come on guys!

Note that last weekend Lomatchenko and Selivanov, along with several other participants in the upcoming races in Miami, took part in the collective cleaning of the coral reef from debris. Timurovtsy!

The results of the race from tomorrow evening will be published at –

https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/SWCMiami2020#!/results?classId=5a8f4988-2285-4fe9-890f-2329ba778269

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© Elena Razina

Here’s a personal experience from a class “Dragon”. Ten years ago 80% of the days in which it was impossible to hold the race, had the calm weather. Season 2019 demonstrated the reverse: almost all of the fallout from the graphs regattas were associated with very strong wind and waves. Cannes, Cascais, kühlungsborn, Medemblik, Mallorca, the South, West and North of Europe.

The August calm of the Western Mediterranean gave way to lingering storms, and harsh winds and wave in the Bay of Biscay has forced almost two weeks to postpone the start of the race Mini-Transat.

And here is what they write… meteorologists climate Change began to have an adverse impact on sailing. The temperature rise of the oceans and the air have led to increased frequency of hurricanes. In the entire history of observations 2016-2019 become the most prolonged period in which every year has witnessed the most devastating hurricane of the 5th category. Most still in memory “Irma” and “Maria” that destroyed the yacht is moored and destroyed the Charter fleet in the Caribbean.

Famous Navigator, transatlantic ARC race organizer Jimmy Cornell has analyzed the General trends in the long sailing journeys: “Information gathered from 50 of the most attractive destinations for boaters, show that the peak long-distance voyages was in 2010. The number of boats crossing the Atlantic and going through the Panama canal, is reduced. The same trend is observed in Australia, New Zealand and in Tahiti.”

The safety of navigation is threatened not only more rigid weather conditions. The world has become in General less safe. Risks are now not only with the passage of the Northern Indian ocean and the red sea, but the danger comes from the shores of Venezuela, Brazil, Honduras, and East and West Africa, from certain regions in the Caribbean.

However, increased number of boats, enveloping Cape of Good Hope, and increasing popularity of the routes in the high latitudes. So, if in 2010, 55 yacht dared to make the voyage to Spitsbergen, in 2019, there were already 72. And the number of voyages through the Northwest passage over the years has doubled from 7 to 14.

There are other good news. The quality of the weather forecasts and satellite communications improved markedly, gaining popularity around the world collective rally. Hiking in the fleet, which takes care skilled onshore team, significantly reduces the risks.

In any case, the basis of the security in good marine practice to master that we wish all the readers of our magazine.

Peace and a happy 2020!

Vasily Senatorov,
publisher

Today

      New World Sailing Show Issue
      The press service of the International Sail Federation distributed the January, the first in the new year issue of its popular video magazine.

Traditionally, the release lasts 23 minutes and includes a whole constellation of interesting and colorful plots. There is something to see. In general, do not miss!

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Today

      The world has become less secure
      We bring to your attention the comment of Vasily Senatorov, published in No. 126 of Yacht Russia magazine under the heading "From the publisher".

© Elena Razina

Here is a personal experience from the Dragon class. Even ten years ago, 80% of the days in which it was impossible to conduct races fell on calm weather. The 2019 season showed the opposite: almost all the drops from the regatta schedules were associated with a very strong wind and wave. Cannes, Cascais, Kuhlungsborn, Medemblik, Mallorca … South, West, North Europe.

The August calm of the western Mediterranean gave way to lingering storms, and the brutal wind and wave in the Bay of Biscay forced the Mini-Transat race to be postponed for almost two weeks.

But what meteorologists write … Climate change has begun to have a negative impact on sailing. An increase in the temperature of the oceans and air has caused an increase in the frequency of hurricanes. In the entire history of observations, 2016-2019 became the longest period in which a hurricane of the most destructive category 5 was observed every year. Most of them still remember “Irma” and “Maria”, who destroyed the yacht marinas and destroyed the charter fleet on the islands of the Caribbean Sea.

The famous navigator, organizer of the transatlantic ARC race, Jimmy Cornell, analyzed the general trends in long-distance sailing trips: “The information collected from the 50 most attractive places for yachtsmen indicates that the peak of long-distance sailing came in 2010. The number of boats crossing the Atlantic and sailing through the Panama Canal is decreasing. The same trend is observed in Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. ”

Safety is not only threatened by more severe weather conditions. The world has become generally less secure. Risks are now associated not only with the passage of the northern Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, but the danger comes from the shores of Venezuela, Brazil, Honduras, as well as East and West Africa, from some regions of the Caribbean.

True, the number of boats enveloping the Cape of Good Hope has increased, and the popularity of routes in high latitudes is growing. So, if in 2010 55 yachts dared to travel to Svalbard, then in 2019 there were already 72. And the number of sailings through the Northwest Passage doubled over the years – from 7 to 14.

There is other good news. The quality of weather forecasts and satellite communications has improved markedly, collective round-the-world rallies are gaining popularity. A hike in the flotilla, which is sponsored by a qualified coastal team, significantly reduces the risks.

In any case, the basis of safety is good marine practice, which we wish all readers of our journal to master.

Peaceful and happy to you 2020!

Vasily Senators,
publisher

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Chief Editor

Today

      John Sanders: 11th Round the World!
      Yesterday, 81-year-old Australian John Sanders reached Cape Town, where he decided to stay for repairs and relaxation. As we previously reported, in early November, this incredible Australian veteran skipper set off from Fremantle on his ELEVENTH circumnavigation!

Sanders went on a hike on the yacht Perie Banou II, and the motto of his current trip is No Plastic Waste Voyage.

For our new readers who have not heard of Sanders before, here are some facts from our previous publications.

The Australian crossed the Pacific Ocean 12 times, the Indian – 14 times, the Atlantic – 12. Cape Horn went around five times, the Cape of Good Hope – 11 times. Seven times participated in the Sydney-Hobart race.

He generally loves racing. In 1979, he signed up for an offshore regatta in Rio de Janeiro. And after the race I thought: is it worth returning home to Australia in the same way – through Cape Town? And headed north to go through the Panama Canal.

So – unexpectedly for himself – Sanders made his first circumnavigation. Liked. At the same time, the second, which began in 1981, was non-stop, solo (like all subsequent ones), and, most importantly, double. That is, he made two straight turns in a row.

It should be noted: only five round-the-world Sanders were non-stop. In this century, he prefers to make a stop or two. Far from always, Sanders chooses classic routes. So this time, having left his native Fremantle, he first went to Mauritius, and then headed for the Cape of Good Hope.

In one of the notes about this incredible Australian, we gave a story that we will now repeat with pleasure.

On March 13, 1988, having circled the planet three times and spent 678 days at sea, Sanders returned to Fremantle. Friends feared that such a long loneliness would badly affect his mind, so they decided, going to the side of his yacht, not to speak with him first to understand whether he recognizes them or not. The sailor was the first to break the gloomy-silent solemnity of the moment, shouting to one of his friends in his usual style: “Hey, blockhead, have you put on this stupid hat again ?!”

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December 16, 2019

      “Russian heroes” – the winners of the Melges 20 World League!
      In Miami, the first stage of the Miami Winter Series-2019/20 in the Melges 20 yacht class took place. At the same time, it was the last – 15th – stage of the 2019 Melges 20 World League. And the winner of the World League became Russian Bogatyrs, led by Igor Rytov!

This time, “Bogatyrs” performed in Miami with Rytov, Konstantin Besputin and Valery Zatsarinsky – and remained second, scoring 24 points in eight races (with one throw). Another yacht under the Russian flag – Nika Vladimir Prosikhin scored the same points. It was this team that became the winner of the stage.

The detailed results of the first stage of the Miami Winter Series-2019/20 –

https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=9525

As for the World League in the Melges 20 class, we did not manage to include the results of the stage in Miami in the final table, the link to which we publish below. But without that, the advantage of the “Russian Bogatyrs” over the second medalist – the Italian Stig – is overwhelming. 72 points! Congratulations from Yacht Russia!

Detailed Results 2019 Melges 20 World League –

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c657639d7819e0498cc95c4/t/5dc72c2932871919609d09d2/1573334065479/M20_+MWL_11.09_after+JPN+Events.pdf

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This time the “Heroes” were in Miami in stock: Rytov, Konstantin Besputin and Valery Zatsarinsky – and was second with eight races in 24 points (with one outlier). The same points scored another yacht under the Russian flag – Nika Vladimir Prosikhin. This team became the winner of the stage.

Detailed results of the first stage Miami Winter Series-2019/20 –

https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=9525

As for the World League in the Melges 20 class, the resulting table, which we publish below, the results of the stage in Miami to turn in time. But the advantage of “Russian heroes” on the second prize-winner of the Italian Stig – overwhelming. 72 points! Greetings from Yacht Russia!

Detailed results 2019 Melges 20 World League –

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c657639d7819e0498cc95c4/t/5dc72c2932871919609d09d2/1573334065479/M20_+MWL_11.09_after+JPN+Events.pdf

December 6, 2019

      Ahead – reigning world champions
      On the third day of the 7th finals of the Star Sailors League, the main regatta of the year in the Star class, which takes place at the Nassau Yacht Club in the Bahamas, the leader changed again.

Three races were held on Thursday, and now ahead is one of the most famous and experienced crews – the Pole Mateusz Kusnerevich (winner of Olympic gold-1996 and bronze-2004 in Finn) and Brazilian Bruno Prada (silver medalist of the Games in 2008 and bronze in 2012 in Zvezdnoy, a five-time world champion in the same Zvezdnoy, including this year with the same Kusnerevich).

After three days and eight races held, this duo has 33 points. The crew, consisting of Ian Persie (Great Britain, Olympic champion 2000 at Finn) and Anders Extrem (Sweden, former world champion in Zvezdnoy), took second place – with a lag of 10 points. In the third position Diego Negri (Italy) and Fridtjof Kleen (Germany) –

Detailed Results –

https://www.starsailors.com/regatta/2112,ssl-finals-6

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On Thursday, there have been three races and is now ahead of one of the most eminent and experienced crews – pole Mateusz of Kushnerevich (winner of Olympic gold in 1996 and bronze in 2004 in the “Finn”) and the Brazilian Bruno Prada (silver medalist in 2008 and bronze in 2012 in the “Star”, five-time world champion in the same “Star”, including this year – with the same Kushnerevich).

After three days and eight races, this Duo 33 points. In second place – with a gap of 10 points – the crew of Iain Percy (Britain, the Olympic champion-2000 in the “Finn”) and Anders Ekström (Sweden, ex-world champion in “Star”). The third position Diego Negri (Italy) and frithjof Kleen (ger) –

Detailed results –

https://www.starsailors.com/regatta/2112 ssl finals-6